Boom—
Gigantic waves surged, and the terrifying aftershocks of the clash spread out, creating a large vacuum zone above the sea, even thinning the dense gray mist considerably.
Pfft—
Amidst the teeth-grating sound of tearing muscle, a huge, grotesque, twisted tentacle was flung out of the seawater.
It slammed onto the sea surface, splashing a large amount of seawater.
Then came the second, and the third.
In just over ten breaths, more than ten tentacles had been torn off.
Seeing this scene, Shui Zhi's face showed a look of shock.
During the time he had been with Lin Sheng, he already knew that Lin Sheng's strength was extremely formidable, but he had not expected him to actually gain the upper hand against this terrifying Thousand-hole Squid.
Roar—
The next moment, with a strange, low roar emanating from the seawater, the Thousand-hole Squid's grotesque and ugly head emerged.
However, Lin Sheng's robust figure immediately followed, and a massive, dark greenish-black hand, like a sky-obscuring demonic palm, slammed down decisively.
With just one punch, he smashed it back into the sea, and the roar abruptly ceased.
Soon, the sea surface once again fell silent.
Shui Zhi, who had been closely watching the battle, concentrated his vision to the extreme, staring intently at the sea surface, wanting to see what was happening below.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see any trace of the man and the Yao Beast.
At this moment, in the depths of the sea.
Lin Sheng's entire body was covered in spreading green scales, and he pressed down on a tentacle that suddenly appeared behind him with one palm, releasing a terrifying power that instantly shattered it.
However, the next moment, several tentacles once again swept in from all directions.
Lin Sheng's expression was grim as he threw punch after punch, shattering all the tentacles.
What was strange was that in the seawater, only tentacles could be seen, but the main body of the Thousand-hole Squid could not be found at all, as if it possessed some extremely advanced stealth ability that could completely conceal its massive form.
Looking at the tentacles continuously surging towards him like a tide.
Lin Sheng snorted coldly, then his figure suddenly twisted, disappearing from his original spot like lightning, instantly covering several hundred meters.
"True Yang Change!"
"Dragon Elephant Power!"
With a low roar, his hands suddenly swelled several times in size, and like Mount Tai pressing down, he heavily slammed them onto a huge reef in the sea.
Roar…
Almost simultaneously, a painful shriek emanated from within the reef.
Instantly, numerous giant pupils appeared on the reef, revealing the Thousand-hole Squid's exposed body.
However, at this moment, the Thousand-hole Squid's massive body trembled continuously like a sieve, and then nearly half of its body shattered with a crash, turning into countless fragments of flesh and blood.
But the recently shattered fragments of flesh and blood quickly re-condensed, drawn back by its body, and rapidly recovered.
Having gained the upper hand, Lin Sheng naturally wouldn't give it any chance to react; he clenched his fists and slammed them down furiously like giant siege hammers.
Power to the extreme, unleashed without reservation, fell upon the Thousand-hole Squid's massive body.
Its body, which had just recovered a little, was shattered once again.
Bang, bang, bang—
Dull thuds like drumbeats continuously emanated from the Thousand-hole Squid's body.
Even with its massive body, it was now continuously breaking apart like a collapsing mountain.
As if sensing its life was threatened.
The Thousand-hole Squid's eyes flashed with dazzling light, and its huge mouth rapidly expanded; before Lin Sheng could react, a mass of thick, viscous black water, so dense it was almost solid, spewed out of its mouth.
In the blink of an eye, it enveloped Lin Sheng, and even the seawater within several thousand meters was stained pitch-black.
Swish—
A giant tentacle, several times thicker than before, swept across, directly sending Lin Sheng flying.
Lin Sheng quickly stopped his movement, and with his body as the center, the surrounding seawater rapidly rotated, forming a giant vortex that sucked in all the black water and then flung it away.
It was as if a massive barrier, isolating the seawater, had appeared in the deep sea.
Lin Sheng was in the center of it, with golden flames spewing from his Gilded eyes, constantly scanning his surroundings, but the Thousand-hole Squid's shadow was already gone.
Even when he released his senses and carefully checked the surroundings, he still found nothing.
"It ran away!?"
The flames in Lin Sheng's eyes flickered and gradually died down; a look of disappointment appeared on his face.
"Indeed, this Thousand-hole Squid's strength is not weak; after taking so many punches from me, it still had such a method to escape. No wonder Shi Po couldn't do anything to it."
Lin Sheng shook his head slightly, sighing softly.
His previous attack would have shattered even eight Lu Qings.
However, for this Thousand-hole Squid, although he injured it, it was not a fatal blow.
And it also realized something was wrong and chose to escape.
Although a bit regrettable, it was not without Harvest.
Lin Sheng's figure flickered, already having crossed several hundred meters, with several large tentacles scattered in front of him.
The Thousand-hole Squid's recovery ability was extremely strong, not much inferior to his own.
Especially the method it had of re-attracting shattered flesh and blood back to itself for rapid recovery, which made its vitality extremely formidable.
In their previous exchange, he had torn off at least dozens of its tentacles, but they were quickly reabsorbed, creating the illusion of a continuous stream of tentacles attacking him.
However, these tentacles in front of him were clearly left behind by the Thousand-hole Squid's hurried escape, with no time to retrieve them.
Lin Sheng's gaze immediately fell upon one particularly small tentacle among these few.
Unlike the other tentacles, this one was covered in dark greenish-black patterns, looking quite peculiar.
But under the perception of Ji Hai Magic Blood, it was clear that this tentacle contained Void Realm beast essence blood.
With a Void Realm grab, this tentacle was already in his hand; after shattering it, sure enough, two drops of pure deep-red blood appeared in his vision.
Without ceremony, Lin Sheng put the two drops of essence blood into his pouch and no longer delayed.
He soon returned to the surface of the sea.
"Young Master, are you alright!?"
At this moment, on the sea surface, Shui Zhi's face was filled with eagerness.
Although he could tell that Lin Sheng had the upper hand in the previous exchange.
But the Squid Yao Beast's strength was very high; who could be sure of the final outcome?
Now, seeing Lin Sheng appear, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling greatly relieved.
"No harm done, it's just a pity that big fellow escaped."
Lin Sheng shook his head slightly, his face full of regret.
"Uh…"
Hearing this, Shui Zhi didn't know what to say.
That Squid Yao Beast was an existence that even Grandmaster experts couldn't handle.
Lin Sheng being able to repel it, didn't that, to some extent, indicate that the Young Master's strength was already not inferior to that Grandmaster expert!?
Thinking of this, Shui Zhi's face was filled with shock, and his gaze towards Lin Sheng held a touch of complexity and awe.
During this time, he had been following Lin Sheng, and although Lin Sheng had not made many moves, each time he did, it far exceeded his expectations and broke his original imagination.
"How strong is Young Master really?"
This thought popped into Shui Zhi's mind.
"Alright, we've delayed for quite some time. Let's head back quickly, lest any more complications arise."
At this moment, Lin Sheng's voice sounded.
Soon, the familiar sea waves had once again enveloped Shui Zhi, and the two quickly disappeared from the sea surface.
An hour later.
Boom.
Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed in the sky, as dark clouds gathered.
The previously calm sea surface now saw waves rising one after another.
"Princess, this weather is a bit unusual; a major storm is probably coming."
Hong Ye's face was solemn, occasionally looking at the sky, then at the fish darting through the sea, and spoke in a deep voice.
"From the looks of it, the power of this storm will probably be much stronger than the last one."
"Then throw a few more anchors down."
Lingyu Princess also noticed the unusual phenomenon in the sky, her delicate brows furrowed, and she said in a deep voice.
"This… Alright."
Hong Ye showed a hint of hesitation, as if wanting to say something, but in the end, he nodded and quickly instructed the sailors to get moving.
"Indeed, a major storm is coming, and its intensity is extremely high; even this warship might not remain completely intact."
Shi Po, who was nearby, suddenly spoke.
As an owner of the Sea Dragon Bloodline, she was extremely sensitive to changes in sea weather.
With a slight perception, she could already confirm that this storm was somewhat beyond imagination.
"No matter what, since we've already agreed, we'll wait for them here. With you, Shi Po, no matter how big the storm, it should be enough to handle."
Lingyu Princess's gaze fell into the gray mist as she slowly spoke.
"This old woman can indeed handle it, but this is already deep within the Misty Sea Area. Such a strong storm might cause those Yao Beasts from the core region to emerge. If we encounter a few Yao Beasts, the situation could become troublesome."
Shi Po softly reminded her.
She also wanted to wait a little longer, but if things truly developed in a bad direction, then even if she was a Grandmaster expert, she might not be able to protect these three warships.
"They have tracking tokens. Even if we temporarily leave here, they can catch up with their methods."
"Wait another half an hour. If they still don't return, then we'll do as you say, Shi Po."
Lingyu Princess pondered for a moment, then spoke softly.
"Alright."
Hearing this, Shi Po nodded and said no more.
Time passed bit by bit, and soon half an hour had gone by, while thunderclouds rolled in the sky.
With a loud clap of thunder.
It was as if the sky had been torn open.
Rain poured down continuously.
And on the surrounding sea, waves churned, growing larger and larger, crashing against the hull with dull roars.
"Time's up, Princess."
Shi Po looked at the dense gray mist and spoke slowly.
"Tell Hong Ye to set sail. Let's get out of the storm area first."
Lingyu Princess wanted to wait a little longer, but seeing the giant waves on the sea, she eventually nodded.
And just then, two figures shot out from the sea beneath the warship.
They instantly landed on the deck.
"Sorry, we're a bit late coming back."
The two were none other than Lin Sheng and Shui Zhi, who had rushed back.
"It's good that you're back."
Seeing the two return safely, Lingyu Princess's face showed a hint of a smile.
Shi Po, standing nearby, looked at Lin Sheng, feeling a little surprised; with her perception, she hadn't detected any trace of his aura just now.
This situation was clearly abnormal.
"As expected, he's full of hidden depths."
Shi Po secretly thought, then simply nodded slightly towards Lin Sheng and the other man.
At this moment, a horn sounded, and soon the three warships began to move, sailing out of the Misty Sea Area.
Compared to the treacherous journey there, the return trip was remarkably calm.
They safely exited the storm area, and the people on board looked back at the lightning and thunder, the continuous monstrous tsunami, like a terrifying scene of the end of the world. All of their faces showed shock, and even under the giant waves and lightning, the gray mist in the area was affected, becoming much thinner.
"There's actually such weather in the Misty Sea Area, it's truly terrifying."
Bai Can and Shui Zhi exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
"In this kind of weather, even these three black gold iron wood warships might not be safe and sound."
Lin Sheng was also quite surprised.
Stormy weather could be seen from time to time in the Misty Sea Area, but he had never even heard of disaster-level weather like this, let alone seen it.
Lightning in the sky struck the sea surface like giant Dragons.
He had no doubt that if these lightning bolts struck, even the warship beneath their feet would probably not be able to withstand it.
"I didn't expect that a Thunder Extinction Storm would appear again in this Misty Sea Area."
Only Shi Po's face showed a solemn expression, as if she understood this extreme weather.
"Shi Po, what is a Thunder Extinction Storm?"
Lingyu Princess asked with a hint of curiosity.
"This Thunder Extinction Storm doesn't appear for no reason. Most likely, a powerful thunder-attributed Yao Beast in the core of the Misty Sea Area has undergone evolution."
Shi Po had no intention of hiding anything, her face solemn as she spoke in a deep voice.
"Thunder-attributed Yao Beast, evolution? Shi Po, are you saying a Yao Beast is about to advance to a Void Realm beast!!"
Before anyone else could speak, Lingyu Princess's eyes had already widened as she pressed for an answer.
Not just her, but everyone else on the ship had shocked expressions, Lin Sheng included.
"It's not advancing to a Void Realm beast. If it were that easy to become a Void Realm beast, this world would have long since been the domain of exotic beasts."
Shi Po shook her head.
"The evolution I'm talking about refers to a Yao Beast, either by devouring some extraordinary Heaven And Earth Treasure, or by having a peculiar Bloodline within its body by chance, under fortuitous circumstances, allowing its own Bloodline to advance further and undergo a mutation. Although it's far from comparable to breaking through a bottleneck, it will still gain a quite extraordinary increase in strength."
At this point, Shi Po paused, looking at the sky full of lightning in the distance, her eyes flickering, before continuing.
"To be able to draw down so much lightning and cause a Thunder Extinction Storm, this Yao Beast's strength is probably quite a bit stronger than that Thousand-hole Squid. Even this old woman might not be able to cope."
"Stronger than the Thousand-hole Squid, and even you, Shi Po, can't cope!"
Hearing this, Lingyu Princess gasped.
She was very clear about Shi Po's strength; although she hadn't yet stepped into the Second Realm Grandmaster, her Bloodline power was formidable, and the Mystic Skill she cultivated was also extremely compatible. Her combat power was definitely considered top-tier among First Realm Grandmasters.
Even she admitted she wasn't an opponent, so didn't that mean that Yao Beast was already comparable to a Second Realm Grandmaster?
Such a terrifying Yao Beast, even if it wasn't a Void Realm beast, was definitely not comparable to an ordinary Yao Beast.
Beside them, after hearing what Shi Po said, Lin Sheng's heart stirred.
Compared to the strength of this Yao Beast, he was more concerned with how it evolved.
If there was anything in the Misty Sea Area that could allow a powerful exotic beast of the Yao Beast level to advance further, the first thing he thought of was that Void Realm beast carcass.